RN (BHU) Loan Forgiveness - Full Time, Days (Culver City) -10394

Southern California Hospitals•Culver City, CA

6d•$50 - $77•Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse is specially trained to monitor and utilize therapeutic equipment necessary to provide specialized nursing care to patients with behavioral and/or mental disorders. This role collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement a plan of care for a specific group of assigned patients, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines, physicians, and support staff. The nurse performs professional nursing duties that incorporate the psychosocial, psychomotor, and age-appropriate cognitive skills of the patient/family/significant other to assess, plan, intervene, and advocate for the patient on an ongoing basis throughout the continuum of care. The role involves reevaluating patient response and outcomes, the effectiveness of the plan of care, and readiness for discharge, revising the plan or making referrals as necessary. Additionally, the nurse acts as a role model and mentor to new graduate nurses, orientees, and support staff.

Requirements

Active, current, and unencumbered Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of California
Graduate of an Accredited School of Nursing
AHA Basic Life Support
Ability to read, write and communicate effectively in English
Ability to work variable shifts including evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Ability to maintain flexibility and composure in a constantly changing environment
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Los Angeles City Employees only)
Management of Assaultive Behavior Certification upon start date
Hospital Fire and Life Safety Card (Hollywood and Van Nuys Employees only)

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Bilingual skills to communicate effectively with patients and families
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Certification (RN-BC)

Responsibilities

Provides patient care, reviews and administers patient medications, treatments, and procedures in a safe, effective, and age-appropriate manner that meets scope of practice and standards of nursing practice.
Recognizes changes in patient's clinical conditions, taking appropriate action and documenting intervention.
Effectively collaborates with the health care team to intervene and advocate as necessary.
Intervenes appropriately in instances of abuse, assault, or neglect, or when adequate financial or social resources are not available.
Makes appropriate referrals to resolve patient issues effectively.
Develops long and short-term goals consistent with treatment plans, standards of practice, and the plan of care, incorporating patient preference and discussing the plan of care with the patient.
Appropriately utilizes pain management resources and other interventions to provide pain relief.
Provides ongoing assessments and documents the patient's physical and psychosocial condition, as well as response to care.
Reviews patient test results, identifies critical results, and communicates in a timely manner consistent with the condition of the patient and correlates information into the plan of care.
Ensures nursing practice is evidence-based, within scope of licensure, and compliant with hospital-wide standards of nursing care, including core measures.
Ensures Infection Control procedures and HIPAA compliance.
Collaborates with staff, physicians, and members of the healthcare team, ensuring the coordination of care between other disciplines and support staff.
Supervises, monitors, and delegates patient care activities to appropriate members of the health care team, provides effective leadership, and ensures that care is safe and of high quality.
Acts as a source of information and articulately responds to questions, providing resources, guidance, and education about treatment plan, plan of care, and medications.
Develops and implements accurate teaching and ongoing discharge plans.
Empathizes with patient and patient support systems, expresses compassion and understanding for the situation and demonstrates care which is appropriate for the age, and cultural, religious, gender identity, or ethnic background.
Engages in caring behaviors, taking conscious ownership for work and takes deliberate/thoughtful actions regarding how to best carry out interactions with the patient, families, physicians, and co-workers.